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Definition of Andre

LandreeveLandreeve Land"reeve`, n. [Land + reeve an officer.]
A subordinate officer on an extensive estate, who acts as an
assistant to the steward.

Lucioperca sandreSandre San"dre, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A Russian fish (Lucioperca sandre) which yields a valuable
oil, called sandre oil, used in the preparation of caviare.

MandrelMandrel Man"drel, n. [F. mandrin, prob. through (assumed) LL.
mamphurinum, fr. L. mamphur a bow drill.] (Mach.)
(a) A bar of metal inserted in the work to shape it, or to
hold it, as in a lathe, during the process of
manufacture; an arbor.
(b) The live spindle of a turning lathe; the revolving
arbor of a circular saw. It is usually driven by a
pulley. [Written also manderil.]
Mandrel lathe, a lathe with a stout spindle, adapted esp.
for chucking, as for forming hollow articles by turning or
spinning.

Mandrel latheMandrel Man"drel, n. [F. mandrin, prob. through (assumed) LL.
mamphurinum, fr. L. mamphur a bow drill.] (Mach.)
(a) A bar of metal inserted in the work to shape it, or to
hold it, as in a lathe, during the process of
manufacture; an arbor.
(b) The live spindle of a turning lathe; the revolving
arbor of a circular saw. It is usually driven by a
pulley. [Written also manderil.]
Mandrel lathe, a lathe with a stout spindle, adapted esp.
for chucking, as for forming hollow articles by turning or
spinning.

Merry-andrewMerry-andrew Mer"ry-an"drew, n.
One whose business is to make sport for others; a buffoon; a
zany; especially, one who attends a mountebank or quack
doctor.
Note: This term is said to have originated from one Andrew
Borde, an English physician of the 16th century, who
gained patients by facetious speeches to the multitude.

SandreSandre San"dre, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A Russian fish (Lucioperca sandre) which yields a valuable
oil, called sandre oil, used in the preparation of caviare.

Saw mandrelSaw Saw, n. [OE. sawe, AS. sage; akin to D. zaag, G. s["a]ge,
OHG. sega, saga, Dan. sav, Sw. s[*a]g, Icel. s["o]g, L.
secare to cut, securis ax, secula sickle. Cf. Scythe,
Sickle, Section, Sedge.]
An instrument for cutting or dividing substances, as wood,
iron, etc., consisting of a thin blade, or plate, of steel,
with a series of sharp teeth on the edge, which remove
successive portions of the material by cutting and tearing.
Note: Saw is frequently used adjectively, or as the first
part of a compound.
Band saw, Crosscut saw, etc. See under Band,
Crosscut, etc.
Circular saw, a disk of steel with saw teeth upon its
periphery, and revolved on an arbor.
Saw bench, a bench or table with a flat top for for sawing,
especially with a circular saw which projects above the
table.
Saw file, a three-cornered file, such as is used for
sharpening saw teeth.
Saw frame, the frame or sash in a sawmill, in which the
saw, or gang of saws, is held.
Saw gate, a saw frame.
Saw gin, the form of cotton gin invented by Eli Whitney, in
which the cotton fibers are drawn, by the teeth of a set
of revolving circular saws, through a wire grating which
is too fine for the seeds to pass.
Saw grass (Bot.), any one of certain cyperaceous plants
having the edges of the leaves set with minute sharp
teeth, especially the Cladium Mariscus of Europe, and
the Cladium effusum of the Southern United States. Cf.
Razor grass, under Razor.
Saw log, a log of suitable size for sawing into lumber.
Saw mandrel, a mandrel on which a circular saw is fastened
for running.
Saw pit, a pit over which timbor is sawed by two men, one
standing below the timber and the other above. --Mortimer.
Saw sharpener (Zo["o]l.), the great titmouse; -- so named
from its harsh call note. [Prov. Eng.]
Saw whetter (Zo["o]l.), the marsh titmouse (Parus
palustris); -- so named from its call note. [Prov. Eng.]

SpandrelSpandrel Span"drel, n. [From Span.]
1. (Arch.) The irregular triangular space between the curve
of an arch and the inclosing right angle; or the space
between the outer moldings of two contiguous arches and a
horizontal line above them, or another arch above and
inclosing them.
2. A narrow mat or passe partout for a picture. [Cant]